Question 1

Given a high level of achievement motivation, which type of task should maximize one's sense of accomplishment?

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A)  any task that is completed
B)  intermediate difficulty task
C)  very easy task
D)  very difficult taskE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following has research shown is NOT very important in determining one's happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  work
B)  personality
C)  money
D)  love and marriageE) B) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 3

Which of the following psychologists is most closely identified with research on the achievement motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Buss
B)  Henry Murray
C)  David McClelland
D)  Walter CannonE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

As you'll learn in Chapter 11, research on temperament shows that from the earliest days of life, infants differ from each other in things like emotional tone, tempo of activity, and sensitivity to environmental stimuli. Discuss these findings from the viewpoint of evolutionary theories of emotion.

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Question 5

How should obesity be understood according to evolutionary theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is associated with genetic flaws that will be selected against in future generations.
B)  It is the result of adaptations to conserve energy, which are not needed in an environment with constant access to food.
C)  It is a result of selection for heavier and heavier bodies over time.
D)  It is a modern disorder that results from a series of mutations in the genes associated with hunger control.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid. Which of the following explanations best represents Schachter's two-factor theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I'm afraid because I'm shaking."
B)  "I'm shaking because I'm afraid."
C)  "My fear is a built-in, primary reaction to a dangerous situation."
D)  "My shaking must be due to fear, since my house is on fire."E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following variables would be considered the best predictor of happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence
B)  health
C)  money
D)  personalityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A laboratory rat has had part of its hypothalamus destroyed by lesioning. The rat doesn't seem to know when to stop eating and has ballooned to several times its normal size. In this case, which area of the hypothalamus would you expect to be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral
B)  ventromedial
C)  magnocellular
D)  parvocellularE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Stefan is an individual who has a high need for achievement. His boss has three jobs that need to be completed; one job is easy, one job is moderately difficult, and one job is extremely difficult. Which of the following should you expect Stefan to do if he is allowed to choose which of the three jobs he will undertake for his boss?

Accepted Answer

A)  ask his boss to make the choice, to avoid a potentially negative evaluation
B)  choose the moderately difficult job
C)  choose the easy job, to maximize his chance for success
D)  maximize the task difficulty by selecting the hardest jobE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

As the three children approached the house that everyone claimed was haunted, Yvette was apprehensive, Mackenzie was afraid, and Jayme was terrified. What would Robert Plutchik suggest about the experience of the three children?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were experiencing different unique primary emotions.
B)  They were each labelling their emotions differently due to differences in experience.
C)  They were experiencing different intensities of the same primary emotion.
D)  They were experiencing different unique secondary emotions.E) All of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 11

Imagine that scientists have just discovered a new species in which the females are highly promiscuous and the males are very picky about their sexual partners. Which of the following should you predict about this species according to parental investment theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The females of the species are not successful at reproduction, because their offspring are not taken care of.
B)  The males of the species have very high sex drives.
C)  The males of the species do not help raise the offspring.
D)  The females of the species provide less care to the offspring than do the males.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What is assessed by the Thematic Apperception Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychocybernetic motive
B)  competence motive
C)  arousal level
D)  achievement motiveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following best characterizes the correlation between income and subjective feelings of happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive, but weak
B)  positive and strong
C)  negative, but weak
D)  negligibleE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

What is typically found when people are asked to rate their happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only those who are relatively healthy consider themselves happy.
B)  The vast majority indicate that they are unhappy.
C)  About half the respondents indicate that they are happy.
D)  A small minority place themselves below the neutral point on the scale.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What type of test is the Thematic Apperception Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  aptitude test
B)  achievement test
C)  projective test
D)  criterion-based testE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 16

Juan has been obese for most of his life, maintaining a very high body weight that did not seem to fluctuate much over time. Juan changed his diet and dramatically increased his exercise level, and subsequently lost a lot of weight. Over the next few years, Juan maintained his new, lower, body weight. Which of the following theories best accounts for this type of example?

Accepted Answer

A)  lipostatic theory
B)  set-point theory
C)  glucostatic theory
D)  settling-point theoryE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Dudley enjoys watching sexually explicit films, especially films that include some violence and aggression. What might you predict about Dudley's behaviour after viewing these types of films, based on the results from research studies in this area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dudley will be more likely to seek out bisexual relationships.
B)  Dudley is less likely to find the women that he meets sexually attractive.
C)  There will be a decrease in Dudley's aggressiveness toward women.
D)  There will be an increase in Dudley's aggressiveness toward women.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Some psychologists have suggested that the function of emotions is to motivate the organism. What do you think this means? Illustrate your points with examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more children people have, the happier they tend to be.
B)  People who have children are less happy than people without children.
C)  People who have children are happier than people without children.
D)  People who have children are neither more, nor less, happy than people without children.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following groups of Canadians seems to have the lowest levels of exercise?

Accepted Answer

A)  children in the top income brackets
B)  urban individuals with low income
C)  rural adults
D)  women who are stay-at-home parentsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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